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Table 3 Positive rates of Vietnamese SSI specimens detected by multiplex PCR assays and bacterial cultures

From: Simple multiplex PCR assays to detect common pathogens and associated genes encoding for acquired extended spectrum betalactamases (ESBL) or carbapenemases from surgical site specimens in Vietnam

Bacterial strain

Bacterial culture

Multiplex PCR

Candida albicans

0

0

Acinetobacter baumanni

4

12

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

9

18

Klebsiella pneumonia

5

4

Staphylococcus aureus

12

13

Streptococcus pneumonia

0

0

Staphylococcus epidermidis

3

3

Escherichia coli

6

10

Citrobacter sp

1

0

Total (positive)

40

60

Total patient samples

91

91